The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-04
NEW Ton, MISNSSIPPI,
A THRIVING TOWN ON iHE
VICKSBURG RAILROAD,
Thirty Miles From Meridiau-Its
Business Men and the Volume
Of its business.

months In the beautiful town OF New
ton, Mics, which ia situated on the
Vicksburg and Meridian railroad, in
the southeast corner OF the State, and
only thirty miles from the thriving
little city OF Meridian. During my so.
journ in the county of Newton, Wis
tied, on several occasions, all the
places OF any note 10 be found In that
locality, and WAS greatly impressed
with the general air OF prosperity and
the congenial hospitality exhibited by
the citizeps Of thess respective towns.
There are five little towns in the coun.
ty, namely, Newton, Decatur, Center.
vile, Hickory and Lake, Newton be.
iDH the largest and principal village, as
1t is not only the marketing place for the
entire county, but also an outlet for
the cotton crops from Lsske, Smith,
Jasper and Neshoba. Daring the fall
and winter her streets are lhrc nged
with wagons from the surrounding
country, and her merchants Go
thriving business both in buying cot.
ton and selling goods. Newton ships
something near ten thousand bales Of
tha "A Aaecv stanla annnallv and "a 4.
ssid Inv the railroad sn,LorItiss tbst
her merchants bnv moys ooods ,bon
those Of sny other town on tbe V;cts.
bnru and Meridian ,sil,os5 ba,waan
jackson and Meridian. Int,is viIlsaa
are foulteen business houses, two
q st class hotels and one
weekly newspaper, the Dtpdtch, which
Armi,tead. WHO also hss Tie mansns.
ment al The no n flee AZ that nIaco
under his aupervision' Mr. Irmis,asd
Ia the mayor Of the toUn and bas
done much toward matirg n ono 81
the most fiourishing villases in ,ha
State. The people ara hoanitabia
chiyalrous and eeperous IN a fann
and altogether this IL one Of Tie Mac 20
where A person won a natn,alIv I;Ls
10 reside after he had hscoms ,bo,,
oupbly Acquainted xi,b the c;,,savs
NeE,on has two chprcbss w;,h,
I'm her limite-Ban,is, and Ms,boJ;s,
and a majority of the neonls he.
Ions eitbey 10 tba orc y, the o,hs,
A f,nTishinv sohool il also 10 ha Irna''
here. having an Attendance n ahnr,
seyenty.fiys pnnils Mr. p y Rla'
lack. a citizen Of The town has ono .,
the finest cotton 0ins to ha ionnJ ;n IN
tie 81 ate. situated In N a csnta, Of ,hs 10
yillags. near ihe railroad and doas q
large businesa each ialI and w;n,a, IN
his line, "
| Cen,e,viIla n, Corahs,,a a. I, 4.
sometlmes called ia si,ns,sd IN tha
north western noytIon NJ the corn,v
twelve milas f,om The y;ct shn,a az
MeIidian road Tbe greatest a,,rao, -
tion to bs ionnd In ,bis ,ogn 4. ha, az
school Witch en,olI. ovar 900 .nni,. %
and wbicb IL n,as;dsd ova, v ~ saa pupe
of the 6nas, n,oi.sso,s So
Many nnnils flpm . a,a., Ji.,ano.
attend ihis institute. Tbs nainyi,y n,
the neonle In ana aroprd Canta,.,lIa
hslnng 10 an o,sarjSs,jon Lnnwn ~ .s
the ;1snos and arc a hs,d aort,na
indnstrlons clsss of naonia mns, 81
them belry tiIlers Of ths ao,I ny an, ~
gagged in ssricnltnral nuysuits oj soms
deec,intion ' " '''''
Dsoatny 4. tbs coun,v ssa, y, Naw.
,on and IA si,nstsd na., spa oa,,as y,
the conntv zen miIas no,,h ~ AZ si,1
oI Nev,onI Several bnsinesa hnnsaS
a la,oa hsantiInl eer,,honsa anJ ,
snbslan,ial isil aJo,n ,his i,,,la viIIaaa
The cony,I orsa jns,asJ 81 hstna hrti
on the eItyems eJse That n misb, ~
On ,bs yail,oad and IN = civ n s;,n
stsd in tha csn,e, q, tbs cey,.v ~ ga
,hsraio,s eonaIIv nea, ~ ali TSa non
nia,Ion ~ bscstn, - a. ali no, 10Y ~ pos
ing ons hpnJyed IN nnmhI,
U,cLo,v station a. ,a ha fo,,d or
,ho V,etsh,,g and Ma,iJisn r,aJ
sish, mile. trnm Nsvton acd ,vants
two mjlsa west oi Msrldisn' Tha ,ogr
has seyeo or eivbt bnsinsss bonss,
and a nopulation oi several Lpndrsd
Tbs peInle are nrosns,ons indns
trious md suecessini ~ we'll as hns
nitahle and curteons Nsa, tbis yilIss,
"a Ioysat oi tbs anss, nIn,s 'n i,
ionnd In Ibe xorlJ and ons can I,on
tha ca, xindow ma no nasss. uiclo
se. their Tall and statsly ion. towsyins
I'm nsrlect unison ioy miIss M IN,
sonthxard. In fact. tSeir lIns h nm
h,nlen nntiI tbe guIi h ysschsd
I've. tbe fitb and las, Town or
,.,bey whst mas n VILLAGE NJ 400 In
bahIts mia ,eyeraI wears ago has :
gba,ily history. In the esr'y mari oI
tbs wear Is7s Iaie Was a tbdying
hnsinss, lIte lI,tIe civ bu1 hsIo,s IN,
snmmer h nd come and g,ns' she xs,
a hlIyh,ed. rnIn,d. des ,late lookIn,
nIace, The yellov Isyer rad laid be
meath the I'd near her entiye nonnls
lion: IN iaet n can be saId xitbout iesl
oI contTadIetion that thIs town suiIey,.
more according 10 Its slxe than an,
civ IN tbe United sistes dprIng Ina
yes, since then no sttsmpt has hear
mads 10 rebuIId the Lost industries O
tbe town. as no one can he Induced /,
iocste within ita limlts, n IA tru,
there are a few families Of high a,snd
inc who slill remain and one dry vood
s,o,e va, slands WITH oman doom I'm
IooI AZ ,he con,,as, fsom ia rail
rosd one can ace ssyeral long s,reet
we'll lined with houses and e led /,
hslIeve lhat thIa mu,t be a village o
some imnor,anos but on clio, ar In
snactIon be ands thai The doors ar,
IN cloeed sheep ave living aTound h
The sbada oi tbe aUnipga and an om
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